October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
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    5k on pavement in the cool October breeze! Halle-kitten-lujah! Temp 63, dewpoint 43 - I can't remember the last time our dewpoint was under 70. And I run so much faster in the cool. Last Saturday my race time was 31:28 I think, temp 94 and felt like I was gonna die of heatstroke. Today, ran the same in 28:17, within two minutes afterwards was dry and cool and walking along swinging my arms happily. Didn't even bring water, just had my bottle in the car.

    Soon, of course, it's going to start pouring rain. But today was exquisite. We kept passing people walking with zipped up jackets - I was quite comfy in racerback and shorts. Funny how running changes your opinion of what constitutes comfortable weather.

    For a change of pace we went back to our favorite park, the one they tore the bathrooms out of a month ago and were supposed to have built new ones by now. Not only are the new ones not finished, they are not yet begun. They have finished tearing the old building down and clearing it, so now there is just a concrete slab. And a single very nasty portapotty. I love this park but not enough to do without a flushing loo, so back to the other park for me.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    amymoreorless wrote: »

    Warning: I was just watching this at work while crying my eyes out. :)

    https://youtu.be/x4KC0nUmY4Y

    Finally got to see this, what a great story!
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
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    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    This is what I see in the spreadsheet:
    1 2100 Carol
    1.5 2130 Carol
    2 2200 Carol
    3 2300 Carol noblsheep
    3.5 2330 Carol noblsheep
    4 2400 Carol noblsheep
    5 100 Meg(amoose)
    6 200 Meg(amoose)
    6.5 230 HonuNui
    7 300 HonuNui
    8 400 HonuNui
    9 500 gap
    9.5 530 gap
    10 600 gap
    11 700 gap
    12 800 Nika _nikkiwolf
    13 900 Nika _nikkiwolf
    14 1000 Jeremiah-workaholic nurse Teresa
    15 1100 girlinahat
    16 1200 girlinahat Scott
    17 1300 Scott
    17.5 1330 Elise Kathryn Scott
    18 1400 Elise Kathryn Shana
    18.5 1430 Elise Shana
    19 1500 Shana
    19.5 1530 Hilary
    20 1600 Hilary
    20.5 1630 Marissaxzxzxz
    21 1700 Marissaxzxzxz
    21.5 1730 Kim - avidkeo
    22 1800 Kim - avidkeo rusgolden
    22.5 1830 rusgolden
    23 1900 gap
    24 2000 gap
    25 2100 Meg(amoose)
    25.5 2130 Meg(amoose)
    26 2200 Meg(amoose)
    26.5 2230 everyone

    Am I looking at the wrong one?

    ETA: This is the link

    I believe this is the corrected spreadsheet. I could be wrong, but I am listed on this one in the spots that I thought I signed up for. And I am not on the other one. I also thought we were doing 26 hours, not 24. Maybe @Elise4270 could let us know for sure.

    I'm completely confused - was told I was on the spreadsheet but don't seem to be. However I will be running 2-4 pm CDT which is 1900-2100 GMT if I have converted correctly, filling the 23-24 gap. Can move a couple of hours in either direction if needed.

  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,684 Member
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    Avidkeo wrote: »
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »

    Fab. It would be good if we could meet for a run. I could probably get to the Domain by 9-9:30 (traffic). It has a lovely little loop but it's not flat - it's essentially a big hill with a museum (and hospital) on top. If you want flat we could run along the waterfront - Mechanics Bay is closer than Mission Bay as a start point. You choose!

    That would be awesome, I would love to meet for a run. I've literally just realised my 10 am meeting is a photoshoot (Auckland Uni is doing a profile on me woo hoo). bahaha, so probably need to push my run to the afternoon before I head home, or just do a good walk. I stay red for AGES after a run, and that would look awful! Are you free at all any other time during the day?

    That actually could be better - getting into the city before nine is painful. I am free until 2pm before I pick the munchkins up from kindy and school - will that work? Alternatively, if you're heading north at around 1-1:30, you could travel via SH16 and swing by for a run round my local if you like... (I'll let you use my shower!)

    could try for 1, I will hopefully be over by then. can sort out closer to the time. Woo hoo! your going to kick my butt bahaha

    No I won't. The 24th is only four days out from my half so I'll be on a go-slow!!
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
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    shanaber wrote: »
    @MegaMooseEsq - I forgot to mention earlier about your watch getting activated and resetting your activity. Assuming you are still using the Apple Watch you can 'lock' the screen so that doesn't happen. I don't recall how to do that but have locked mine accidentally and then couldn't figure out how to unlock it :) but I am sure if you look it up and know how to before hand it will work!
    @7lenny7 - unfortunately Hobbes the Vizsla had a malignant mast cell tumor. He had surgery on Tuesday to remove it and we are waiting on the pathology report to find out what the next steps are. In the mean time I am trying largely unsuccessfully to keep him quiet. As the vet said - no walks, no running and no jumping! LOL - we are 0 for 3 so far...
    @LaDispute57 - Wow getting @7lenny7 and you both back to the challenge today is awesome! Hope we can help with that motivation even though we can't help with the untrained 50K!

    Trainer told me tonight to pass on the 10K this Sunday. I am still holding out hope that I can do it in some fashion but will just have to wait and see how my foot is feeling. It hurts to stand, hurts to walk and hurts worse to run... Unless there is a miracle I will probably have to give up my slots for Dennis and this makes me sadder than missing the 10K honestly. I will be making an appointment with the ortho doc to figure out what the issue is and the way forward.

    I'm so sorry your foot isn't feeling better! At least you and poor Hobbes can keep each other company.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    This is what I see in the spreadsheet:
    1 2100 Carol
    1.5 2130 Carol
    2 2200 Carol
    3 2300 Carol noblsheep
    3.5 2330 Carol noblsheep
    4 2400 Carol noblsheep
    5 100 gap
    6 200 gap
    6.5 230 HonuNui
    7 300 HonuNui
    8 400 HonuNui
    9 500 gap [ juliet3455 ]
    9.5 530 gap [ juliet3455 ]
    10 600 gap [ juliet3455 ]
    11 700 gap [ juliet3455 ]
    12 800 Nika _nikkiwolf
    13 900 Nika _nikkiwolf
    14 1000 Jeremiah-workaholic nurse Teresa
    15 1100 girlinahat
    16 1200 girlinahat Scott
    17 1300 Scott
    17.5 1330 Elise Kathryn Scott
    18 1400 Elise Kathryn Shana
    18.5 1430 Elise Shana
    19 1500 Shana
    19.5 1530 Hilary
    20 1600 Hilary
    20.5 1630 Marissaxzxzxz
    21 1700 Marissaxzxzxz
    21.5 1730 Kim - avidkeo
    22 1800 Kim - avidkeo rusgolden
    22.5 1830 rusgolden
    23 1900 gap
    24 2000 gap
    25 2100 Meg(amoose)
    25.5 2130 Meg(amoose)
    26 2200 Meg(amoose)
    26.5 2230 everyone

    Am I looking at the wrong one?

    ETA: This is the link

    This is what I’d been looking at too (clearly, since I’m on this one and not the other). I can’t do the first two slots I signed up for but can still do the last three.

    @noblsheep , @Scott6255 , @garygse , @LaDispute57 Miles for Dennis - Would one of you be able to pick-up that 2 hour block hours 5 & 6 between Carol and @HonuNui . I have put myself in for the 3 hour gap after @HonuNui which has me starting at 2300 local time - running in the dark like an Ultra Runner. It's a good thing I know all the RCMP ( Police Officers ) in town so I can give them a warning. Planning to run until I have 26.2 km. Water stash at each end of the park trails.

    @7lenny7 like @Elise4270 mentioned using the spoiler helps the page load faster as the pictures can load in the background after the main text/images are loaded. Sounds like you had a great summer and that was a great video clip of the water hazard.
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,273 Member
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    All the chatter about strength training has reminded me how seriously deficient I am in that area! I know it would help with the running but I lack the motivation. I guess it's going to boil down to a mindset of "needing" to do it whether or not I "feel" like it. When I do strength work it is usually in the evenings. My hubby is already retired and so when I get home he wants the evenings to be our time together. Which is nice he feels that way. But then I feel guilty for saying "I'm headed downstairs to workout for awhile." I'll figure something out.

    I'll take a look at the spreadsheet - would love to help out with the run for Dennis.

    June goal - 44/44
    July goal - 52/52
    August goal - 55/57 miles
    Sept goal - 72/60 miles
    Oct goal - 17/60 miles

    Sept. 30 - Wineglass Half Marathon; Corning, NY
    October 7 - Viking Dash Half Marathon; Toledo, OH
  • zeesparrow
    zeesparrow Posts: 348 Member
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    @shanaber Hobbes the Vizsla is adorable. How old is he? Crossing my fingers that pathology report provides good news... and your foot heals, too!

    Headed out shortly for W2D3 with my dogs. I'm grateful it's a bit warmer than yesterday - the car windows were frosted when I left for work. Oh that reminds me, I should order new yaktrax, or something better for running. The walking ones I bought snapped and unraveled last winter (probably from walking on bare asphalt).
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,273 Member
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    I added myself to the spreadsheet for the Dennis run. Hopefully I interpreted it correctly! I THINK I'm signed up for Sunday afternoon 3 pm (Central time).
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    oops slept thru my alarm. maybe i'll get out tonight. need to focus on crate training lyle. and i need to cook, since i hope to go to door county sunday and run up there.
    i know my reflective harness is not amphipod and is some sort of knock off
    @LaDispute57 welcome back. slumps happen.
    @7lenny7 hey-yay milwaukee. a good running city. :smile: looked like some good races
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
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    Easy 7k today after a rest day yesterday. Up to 58.5k for October. Entered the Spooktacular 5k on 10/21.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    This is what I see in the spreadsheet:
    1 2100 Carol
    1.5 2130 Carol
    2 2200 Carol
    3 2300 Carol noblsheep
    3.5 2330 Carol noblsheep
    4 2400 Carol noblsheep
    5 100 gap
    6 200 gap
    6.5 230 HonuNui
    7 300 HonuNui
    8 400 HonuNui
    9 500 gap [ juliet3455 ]
    9.5 530 gap [ juliet3455 ]
    10 600 gap [ juliet3455 ]
    11 700 gap [ juliet3455 ]
    12 800 Nika _nikkiwolf
    13 900 Nika _nikkiwolf
    14 1000 Jeremiah-workaholic nurse Teresa
    15 1100 girlinahat
    16 1200 girlinahat Scott
    17 1300 Scott
    17.5 1330 Elise Kathryn Scott
    18 1400 Elise Kathryn Shana
    18.5 1430 Elise Shana
    19 1500 Shana
    19.5 1530 Hilary
    20 1600 Hilary
    20.5 1630 Marissaxzxzxz
    21 1700 Marissaxzxzxz
    21.5 1730 Kim - avidkeo
    22 1800 Kim - avidkeo rusgolden
    22.5 1830 rusgolden
    23 1900 gap
    24 2000 gap
    25 2100 Meg(amoose)
    25.5 2130 Meg(amoose)
    26 2200 Meg(amoose)
    26.5 2230 everyone

    Am I looking at the wrong one?

    ETA: This is the link

    This is what I’d been looking at too (clearly, since I’m on this one and not the other). I can’t do the first two slots I signed up for but can still do the last three.

    @Avidkeo , @ContraryMaryMary
    Miles for Dennis link - I have asked a few other runners ( they probably haven't read my previous post yet ) then realized that you are the closest to Carol ( @Orphia ) for TimeZone - Would one of you be able to pick-up that 2 hour block hours 5 & 6 between Carol and @HonuNui. This would have you starting your run at 1pm on Saturday?
    I have put myself in for the 3 hour gap after @HonuNui which has me starting at 2300 local time - running in the dark like an Ultra Runner. It's a good thing I know all the RCMP ( Police Officers ) in town so I can give them a warning. Planning to run until I have 26.2 km. Water stash at each end of the park trails.

    That's the only hole left in the plan-schedule.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
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    No workout yesterday - I’m trying to maintain my sanity during this house-buying process by giving myself permission to be as flexible with my schedule as I need to be - thankfully my supervisors are totally understanding and we don't have any pressing deadlines right now so they gave me the go-ahead to take whatever time I need over the next few weeks. I don't get PTO but I do set my own schedule, so that's nice. On Wednesday that meant going for an afternoon run instead strength, yesterday that meant a rest day. Today I’d like to get a run in but am trying to play it by ear.

    @7lenny7: Welcome back! I’ve never run any of the Securian races before - I only started running in July of last year then took most of the winter off and ran my first-ever race in July of this year. I’ve been bit by the bug, though, and think the 10K might be my distance for now. I’ve got my second half marathon next weekend (AHH!) but am not ready to commit to staying in HM shape over the winter until I see how my weekly mileage shakes out. What’s the other paved race you hit every year? Maybe I’ll see you at Securian!

    I don’t recall ever seeing a conversation about using spoilers for photos but it seems like it’s become more common as the threads have gotten longer. I don’t mind if people do it or not, but I usually try and do it myself especially if I’ve included several pictures. I’ve never had issues loading the page but I usually log in on a browser and have a zippy connection.

    @shanaber: OF COURSE! You’re brilliant, as usual. I looked it up and you can lock the screen by swiping right after starting a workout and tapping the water button (conveniently labeled “lock”). You unlock by turning the crown. On the older watches/OS you locked by holding down the side button but that function has been removed, probably because of people locking or calling 911 on accident.

    I’m so sorry to hear about Hobbes. One of our dogs (Bowie) has been slowly declining over the last few months and I lost a cat suddenly last year. It’s always hard, no matter how it happens. You just never know what will happen - Bowie has seemed reasonably happy and comfortable for six months longer than we’d expected, and I thought that cat was going to be around for another decade. We had a scare just last night where Bowie didn't want to come upstairs but he bounced back after food and meds, so we're keeping on for now. *hugs*

    OCTOBER MILES:
    10/1 Mo - rest
    10/2 Tu - 1:11:20 - 6.54 meandering and cold
    10/3 We - 0:20:06 - 1.94 zippy after lifting
    10/4 Th - 0:45:37 - 4.33 medium effort
    10/5 Fr - rest
    10/6 Sa - Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K - Chip time: 1:05:14
    10/7 Su - “rest” volunteering at TCM gear check
    10/8 Mo - rest
    10/9 Tu - 1:09:53 - 6.54 improving my cold weather game
    10/10 We - 0:40:00 - 3.60 numbers approximate (workout accidentally turned off)
    10/11 Th - rest

    October Total: 29.29/85 miles

    Races!
    July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
    August 25: Glo Run Night Race 5K Chip time: 0:30:40
    September 8: Helen Gold 10K DNS - trip postponed
    September 9: City of Lakes Half Marathon Net time: 2:28:25
    October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K Chip time: 1:05:14
    October 21: Mankato Half Marathon
    November 24: Mustache Run 10K
    December 8: Reindeer Run 10K or 15K (leaning 15K)
    January 5: Polar Dash 10K
    January 26: Securian/Winter Carnival 10K

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